Job summary
Health Care Support Worker - Paediatrics
23 hours per week
Permanent
Salary: £24,465 per annum pro rata
Closing Date: 20th October 2025
Interview Date: 5th November 2025
**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.**
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A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.
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We currently have an exciting opportunity within our paediatric team caring for children age 0-18 years of age. We are looking for enthusiastic, compassionate and dedicated support workers to join our team. If you are passionate about delivering high-quality patient care and thrive in a supportive dynamic environment, we'd love to hear from you.
You will be working in our Children's Assessment Unit & Clinic area and will also have the opportunity to gain exposure to the Emergency Department alongside our registered nurse team who are committed to making a difference every day.
Main duties of the job
The Healthcare Assistant will be an integral member of the ward/department team responsible for the delivery of fundamental care to patients in a safe, caring and compassionate manner under the supervision and guidance of a Registered Nurse.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Hygiene Needs
In accordance with individual care plans, meet the hygiene needs of babies and children, this may include activities such as:
- Respects the privacy, dignity and beliefs of babies, children, parents and carers when undertaking care needs.
- Works in a person centred way respecting babies, children and parental preferences, wishes and needs.
- Mouth care
- Eye care
- Washing and dressing
- Monitoring skin state of children and inspecting pressure areas.
- Ensures all babies, parents, families and individuals are treated in a courteous, compassionate and kind manner whilst undertaking care needs.
- Reporting and documenting of all patient care activities, to include improvements, deterioration and changes.
Elimination Needs
In accordance with individual care plans, support babies and children elimination needs, this may include activities such as:
- Nappy changes
- Monitoring of skin state
- Completion of fluid balance charts and other documentations in relation to elimination needs/ requirements
- Recognise and report changes to babies elimination needs/requirements
- Assisting patients to use the most appropriate toilet facility
- Mobilisation to toilet or use of commode or bed pan
- Assistance to meet hygiene needs prior to and after using toilet/commode/bedpan/episodes of incontinence.
- Completion of fluid balance
Nutritional and Hydration Needs
Assist in the maintenance of babies and children nutrition needs; this may include activities such as:
- Preparing milk feeds
- Bottle feeding
- Supporting parents with breastfeeding or bottle feeding
- Supporting lactation by teaching mothers to express their breast milk by hand or pump
- Weighing babies
- Undertake nasogastric tube feeds (when training has been undertaken and competencies achieved)
- Assisting patients to eat and drink
- Feeding patients when required
- Assistance to meet hygiene requirements prior to and after eating.
- Monitoring, recording and reporting weight, food, fluid intake and fluid balance
End of life care
Assist in the care of the dying baby or child Assist with care after death Support parents / relatives during end of life care
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and person specification attached
Job description
Job responsibilities
Hygiene Needs
In accordance with individual care plans, meet the hygiene needs of babies and children, this may include activities such as:
- Respects the privacy, dignity and beliefs of babies, children, parents and carers when undertaking care needs.
- Works in a person centred way respecting babies, children and parental preferences, wishes and needs.
- Mouth care
- Eye care
- Washing and dressing
- Monitoring skin state of children and inspecting pressure areas.
- Ensures all babies, parents, families and individuals are treated in a courteous, compassionate and kind manner whilst undertaking care needs.
- Reporting and documenting of all patient care activities, to include improvements, deterioration and changes.
Elimination Needs
In accordance with individual care plans, support babies and children elimination needs, this may include activities such as:
- Nappy changes
- Monitoring of skin state
- Completion of fluid balance charts and other documentations in relation to elimination needs/ requirements
- Recognise and report changes to babies elimination needs/requirements
- Assisting patients to use the most appropriate toilet facility
- Mobilisation to toilet or use of commode or bed pan
- Assistance to meet hygiene needs prior to and after using toilet/commode/bedpan/episodes of incontinence.
- Completion of fluid balance
Nutritional and Hydration Needs
Assist in the maintenance of babies and children nutrition needs; this may include activities such as:
- Preparing milk feeds
- Bottle feeding
- Supporting parents with breastfeeding or bottle feeding
- Supporting lactation by teaching mothers to express their breast milk by hand or pump
- Weighing babies
- Undertake nasogastric tube feeds (when training has been undertaken and competencies achieved)
- Assisting patients to eat and drink
- Feeding patients when required
- Assistance to meet hygiene requirements prior to and after eating.
- Monitoring, recording and reporting weight, food, fluid intake and fluid balance
End of life care
Assist in the care of the dying baby or child Assist with care after death Support parents / relatives during end of life care
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and person specification attached
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Desirable
- Experience of working in a healthcare environment
- Children's healthcare experience
- Acute hospital healthcare experience
- Has an understanding of the Data Protection Act
Qualification(s) and Professional Training
Essential
- Minimum of 3 GCSE Grades A-D to include maths, English, other
- Grades 9-4
- Functional Skills Numeracy Level 1
- Functional Skills Literacy Level 1
Desirable
- Basic IT Skills
- Functional Skills Numeracy Level 2
- Functional Skills Literacy Level 2
- Care Certificate
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to understand the importance of confidentiality and to maintain confidentiality at all times
- Has the ability to deal with members of the public from many diverse groups
- Ability to remain calm under a range of circumstances
- Able to communicate clearly, verbally and written
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work the hours required of the post
- Must be able to assist patients to move using appropriate aids on a frequent basis
- To be able to transport patients using wheelchair / trolley / bed on a frequent basis
- Ability to push/ pull beds, trolleys/move equipment
- Good previous health record / subject to Occupational Health Clearance
- DBS check / clearance
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Desirable
- Experience of working in a healthcare environment
- Children's healthcare experience
- Acute hospital healthcare experience
- Has an understanding of the Data Protection Act
Qualification(s) and Professional Training
Essential
- Minimum of 3 GCSE Grades A-D to include maths, English, other
- Grades 9-4
- Functional Skills Numeracy Level 1
- Functional Skills Literacy Level 1
Desirable
- Basic IT Skills
- Functional Skills Numeracy Level 2
- Functional Skills Literacy Level 2
- Care Certificate
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to understand the importance of confidentiality and to maintain confidentiality at all times
- Has the ability to deal with members of the public from many diverse groups
- Ability to remain calm under a range of circumstances
- Able to communicate clearly, verbally and written
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work the hours required of the post
- Must be able to assist patients to move using appropriate aids on a frequent basis
- To be able to transport patients using wheelchair / trolley / bed on a frequent basis
- Ability to push/ pull beds, trolleys/move equipment
- Good previous health record / subject to Occupational Health Clearance
- DBS check / clearance
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
